Average import price was down 16.1% y/y to USc 4.9/kWh. However, the high share of imports in the electricity supply mix resulted in an increase in the wholesale electricity price to USc 4.8/kWh (+13.3% y/y). Electricity traded at the wholesale price through the market operator accounted for 19.7% of total electricity supplied to the grid in December 2017, with the rest traded through bilateral contracts. According to G&T, Average monthly market clearing price in Turkey decreased 37.1% y/y to USc 4.1/kWh in December 2017.
